Bill113th Congress

H.R. 1591

CAL Undiagnosed Diseases Research and Collaboration Network Act of 2013

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Introduced
Apr 17, 2013
Origin Chamber
House
Policy Area
Health
Latest Action
Apr 19, 2013

Sponsor

Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31]

Republican·TX-31
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First Name: John
Middle Name: R.
Last Name: Carter
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Bill Details

Update Date
Nov 15, 2022
Origin Chamber
House
Bill Type
HR
Bill Number
1,591
Congress
113
Introduced Date
Apr 17, 2013
Policy Area
Health
Is Law
No
Apr 19, 2013Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Introduced in House

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Introduced in House

Source: Library of Congress

Introduced in House· Apr 17, 20130

Charles August Long Undiagnosed Diseases Research and Collaboration Network Act of 2013 or CAL Undiagnosed Diseases Research and Collaboration Network Act of 2013 - Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish and maintain an undiagnosed diseases patient network. Includes among the purposes of the CAL Network to: (1) provide physicians who are handling cases of undiagnosed diseases with a means to search for similar cases and to network and collaborate with physicians handling similar cases, (2) better enable and examine cross-disease research, (3) better describe the types and prevalence of cases of undiagnosed diseases in the United States, and (4) provide such data necessary to better understand the length of time for a diagnosis to be rendered and to identify barriers to diagnoses and reasons for misdiagnosis of diseases.

Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to, and enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with, public or private nonprofit entities for: (1) the collection, analysis, and reporting of data on cases of undiagnosed diseases and other disorders that can often go undiagnosed or be misdiagnosed as other diseases or disorders; and (2) the establishment of separate undiagnosed disease programs.

Energy and Commerce Committee

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Government information and archivesHealth information and medical recordsHealth programs administration and funding

Introduced in House

Apr 17, 2013

CAL Undiagnosed Diseases Research and Collaboration Network Act of 2013 — Informed